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<br />, <br /> <br />~ccot <br />O.Ro\J~ <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Professionals Serving Management <br />in One Accord <br /> <br />April 29, 1996 <br /> <br />Mr. Jeff Litchfield <br />Assistant City Manager <br />City of La Porte <br />P.O. Box 1115 <br />La Porte, Texas 78572-1115 <br /> <br />Dear Jeff: <br /> <br />Thank you for the opportunity to propose professional assistance to the City of La Porte in wide area <br />network and system planning. The purpose of our assistance will include preparing a plan for <br />establishing a wide area network (WAN), developing a conversion plan to the "Windows" environment, <br />and planning for two (2) systems (fleet maintenance and parks & recreation). <br /> <br />Task 1: <br /> <br />Determine Needs <br /> <br />Our consultant will visit with the City's information systems staff and you to further define network <br />needs. Included within this task will be discussions concerning such issues as: <br /> <br />. Novell NetWare versus MicroSoft NT -- plus industry trends <br />. Network "Tools" <br />. Use of Lease Lines, Fiber Optics, FrameRelay, Tl, etc. to connect remote locations. <br /> <br />Discussions will be held with the MIS Steering Committee and management concerning the conversion <br />from the Word Perfect and associated products environment to the new standard of MicroSoft Office, <br />implementation of a WAN, and support / maintenance issues associated with the WAN. <br /> <br />Professional Hours: 32 <br /> <br />Task 2: <br /> <br />Network Design <br /> <br />Once the issues and needs have been determined, our consultant will design the network (probably a <br />Wide Area Network consisting of multiple LAN's). The City's existing schematics will be utilized. It <br />will contain network "topology", proposed location of "servers" and PC's, recommended operating <br />system methodology, and PC standards (hardware and software). <br /> <br />Professional Hours: 40 <br /> <br />2600 Avenue K, Suite 205 . Piano, Texas 75074 . (214) 578-0046 <br />